The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo tells the story of three journeys—my own audio quest for the past 15 years, my love of all kinds of music since I was a kid in Hawaiʻi back in the 1950s, and the story of amplification itself from early acoustic instruments and classical amphitheaters to modern electronics and speakers. It’s
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From Empire 398 turntables... to Dynakit tube amplifiers, Hongo’s memoir captures the beauty, wisdom, and transcendence of music, as well as its myriad delivery systems. The Perfect Sound is at its heart an exploration of the power of music. -- Alta Online
As he describes in lyrical, fervent passages, his penchant for spinning vinyl on cheap turntables would eventually become a love for elaborate equipment, amplifiers, speakers, and vacuum tubes. [A] paean to the power of music.
Hongo’s memoir mixes audiophile obsession and cultural history to provide a warm resonance of human relationships to recorded music and voices; will find an eager audience.